Organic gardening does not use man-made pesticides or fertilizers or other dangerous chemicals. It's natural and rewarding, and is simpler than you think! This section provides useful links and advice on organic gardening - from creating an organic garden to maintaining it.
"To forget how to dig the earth and tend the soil is to forget ourselves." - Mahatma Gandhi
The Mexican Hammock Company (www.hammocks.co.uk) has been supporting fair trade in Mexico since 1983. The company was established with the specific aim of generating an alternative source of income in an area of high unemployment and relative poverty. Their hammocks are luxuriously roomy, incredibly comfortable and very simple to hang. They also stock a comprehensive selection of stands and fixings as well as hammock chairs, chimeneas, and other unique items for the home and garden.
Sitting Spiritually - creating unique, highest quality 'green' garden swing seats through innovative design and attention to detail. www.sittingspiritually.co.uk/
This site aims to inspire anyone who grows their plants in a garden, allotment, pot or even a a window box to adapt to climate change. Simple but effective advice and information about plant selection, water conservation, lawn care and links to nurseries offering a range of plants suitable for our changing weather patterns. www.globalgardening.org
Tailor made environmental solutions for homes, schools and businesses that enable the diversion of food waste from landfill.Productsinclude UK manufactured wormeries, composting worms and Bokashi systems, allowing 100% composting of kitchen waste, including meat, fish and dairy products. For caterers and businesses compliance with animal by product regulations is all part of the service they offer. www.bubblehouseworms.com/
Bucket of Worms is a website giving information on composting with worms, from building your own wormery to worm and wormery care. They sell composting worms online along with products to help you care for your worms/wormeries. Bucket of Worms also sell the easy to use and successful Worm Works Wormery. www.bucketofworms.co.uk
Grow with ‘Nature’s Natural Cycle’ - waste free. All of their gardening products, which have been sustainably and mainly organically grown, will be put to use, then returned to the soil to further enhance it. They just borrow and return, nothing is wasted, but something is gained. Even their packaging is in re-usable jute bags, which, after re-use, will compost easily. Nature wastes nothing, and it's a pity we did not learn from the old girl earlier! www.thenaturalgardener.co.uk/
Ninian Gardens supplies quality garden products, fair trade ornaments, wildlife habitats and solar garden lighting. Free delivery on orders over £35.00. www.niniangardens.co.uk/
Cebra sells exclusive fair trade and eco friendly fashion and home accessories, fair trade gifts, garden decor and organic vegan skin care. Your purchase really makes a difference, because you know you are supporting small producers making sure that ancient crafts and traditional skills are preserved. www.cebraonline.com/
http://www.healthylife-mbs.com is a web site encouraging people to take responsibility for their own health and wellbeing, that of the community and the planet for now and for future generations. This is a site providing a lot of information covering a range of topics including gardening, complementary and alternative therapies, health issues, countryside and wildlife, spirituality, sustainability, and much more. Sign up for their newsletter to keep you informed, place a comment on their blog, or even add your details to one of their directories (keep looking - more will be added!)
Life Irrigation supply and install garden irrigation systems and automatic watering systems for lawn irrigation, garden irrigation and commercial irrigation systems in London, Hertfordshire, Sussex and Essex. Life Irrigation implements intelligent drip irrigation system technology to reduce water usage.
Eco Drip landscape irrigation offers eco friendly and professional drip irrigation products to landscape designers, landscape gardeners and garden DIY enthusiasts in the UK and Europe. Eco Drip offers a vast range of drip irrigation and garden products for grass, Horticultural, garden, commercial and sport irrigation requirements saving 90% on water bills.
Gutter Mate saves water and consequently reduces your water bill. It can be produced in the same colour as the drainpipe. The material is UV stabilised, so it will not discolour due to sunlight. All water is filtered and a filter basket collects debris. It’s easy to clean in only 30 seconds, avoiding you having to pay someone to clean your gutters. It also helps to protect your roof joists and walls from damp. Save water, save money and save yourself! www.guttermate.co.uk/
The GREEN PEST CONTROL Co believe that most pests can be controlled without the use of toxic chemicals and poisons. They advocate non chemical; this does not mean they don’t kill pests, BUT they believe this can be done in a way that is humane to the target species and not distressing to the person carrying out the treatment. They have not found any pest species in the UK that cannot be controlled in a green manner, Slugs, Snails, Rat, Mouse, Rabbit, Squirrel, Mole, Fox, Flea, Bed bugs, Moths, Garden pests can all be controlled. The company is run, as it all ways has been by Owen, who can be contacted at owen.w@btinternet.com
Eco friendly, cottage garden plants, grown in peat free compost in a hairy coir pot.The pots are made from coconut husks combined with organically grown latex and are planted straight into the ground where they biodegrade naturally.This innovative, CO2 busting product has been ethically sourced and really doesn't cost the earth. www.hairypotplants.co.uk/
Garden Bird Supplies is one of the UK's leading mail order suppliers of high quality wild bird and animal food, including its own trademarked "Ultiva" range, which is made to a secret recipe.
The ethos of Harrod Horticultural is Organic Gardening - with over 900 superior gardening products available online.
